virtual private network
(November 11, 2014) The United States Postal Service (USPS) has suspended telecommuting for employees while it works to remediate a network intrusion that has exposed data on some 800,000 postal workers and an additional 2.9 million customers.
The virtual private network (VPN) service for postal employees was taken down this weekend and will not be brought back up until a version with more robust security features can be installed, USPS spokesman David Partenheimer said in an emailed comment to Dark Reading.
“As a result, telecommuting has been suspended until further notice,” he said.
A separate FAQ for employees said the VPN was taken down because it was identified as being vulnerable to compromise. The VPN will remain unavailable while modifications are made to bolster its security. “When VPN is available again users will notice changes in functionality,” the FAQ said without offering any specifics. “We will have additional information about VPN in the near future,” it said.
Read more: US Postal Service Suspends Telecommuting Following Massive Data Breach.
not again wrote: “I keep asking what it will take to get rid of Donahoe, but apparently this guy is immune from responsibility.”
Precisely!! Remind you of any US Presidents you know? LOL!!!!
Oh God, not again
Telecommuting? Why wasn’t I told about a no show job? Oh well, productive employees, also known as craft, especially carriers, never see the inside because without us the USPS is kaput. Now our personal information has been compromised while Donahoe closes the barn door after all the livestock is already out. Day late, dollar short, lagging behind in every sector while money that could and should be spent on new vehicles, better intranet security and better service is going into the bank accounts of embezzlers. I keep asking what it will take to get rid of Donahoe, but apparently this guy is immune from responsibility.